Traffic Safety Facts 2011 Data: Speeding

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) considers a crash to be speeding-related if the driver was charged with a speeding-related offense or if an officer indicated that racing, driving too fast for conditions, or exceeding the posted speed limit was a contributing factor in the crash. Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors contributing to traffic crashes and at a tremendous cost. NHTSA estimates that the annual economic cost to society of speeding-related crashes is $40.4 billion. In 2011, speeding was a contributing factor in 30% of all fatal crashes, and 9,944 lives were lost in speeding-related crashes. Speeding- related fatalities decreased by 5% from 10,508 in 2010 to 9,944 in 2011. Additional data in this report includes alcohol involvement and seat belt use.

• Record URL:
  http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811751.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Center for Statistics and Analysis

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2013-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blood alcohol levels; Crash injuries; Fatalities; Seat belts; Speeding; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Trend (Statistics)
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01482120
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 811 751
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 21 2013 2:13PM